Obama announces new support for clean energy
U.S. President Obama has announced a number of actions to support solar and other forms of clean energy including new funding for loan guarantees, federal support for PACE and more solar on military homes.
California hits a new utility-scale solar peak output of 6.39 GW-AC
The leading U.S. state for solar has been blowing through records for peak solar output this month, as the state prepares for a new goal to get 50% of its power from renewable energy.
France doubles large-scale PV solicitation to 800 MW
French authorities cite a large volume of bids and very low prices for the doubling of available capacity. This follows a doubling of capacity for a solicitation for mid-sized PV in July.
Canadian Solar results dip slightly during Q2, preparations for yieldco continue
Canadian Solar retained a healthy margin and profit in its latest quarterly results, and reported strong operational results, despite shipments below guidance. The company says it is progressing towards establishing a yieldco vehicle, but retains backup plans.
US Navy to sign its largest solar PPA at 150 MW-AC
Sempra’s Mesquite Solar 3 will provide a third of the power for 14 military bases in California. This is the largest renewable energy purchase by a division of the U.S. federal government to date.
Arizona to consider additional charges on solar outside of APS rate case
On Tuesday, Arizona regulators agreed to a request by utility Arizona Public Service to open proceedings, which will consider additional charges on their customers who install solar PV.
Google launches new mapping and analysis tool for potential solar customers
The tech giant’s latest foray into renewable energy involves aggregating information for customers looking to set up a new pv system, complete with shading analysis, financials and information on local installers.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
Aachen and Kostanz once again take a pivotal role in world history, the Chinese make David Cameron’s job that bit easier and Hawaii and Scotland feature in the same story – you’ll only find that in pv magazine.
EU doubles duty levels on solar glass from China
The European Commission has sharply raised duties on imports of solar glass from China, ruling that producers had absorbed previous anti-dumping and CVD penalties into their prices.
SolarCity completes its fourth securitization
SolarCity has closed on the sale of $123 million in bonds backed by a portfolio of its solar assets. This is the company’s fourth successful securitization, and it remains the only company to complete one.
